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| Date: | Tuesday 16 April 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Westland Lysander Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1219 |
| MSN: | OO-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Douai-Le Brayelle -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Douai-Le Brayelle, France |
Westland Lysander Mk.II N1219 13 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) in combat operations on 16 April 1940 at Douai-Le Brayelle, France. Pilot survived, but injured. According to the official Air Ministry file on the incident (File AIR 81/471): "Lysander N1219 damaged by enemy action, and subsequently caught fire, France, 20 May 1940. Acting Flight Lieutenant W D Blackwood injured"
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft N1000-N9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1977 p 6)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/471: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14502001
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2011 10:05 | ThW | Added |
| 17-Jun-2013 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jul-2013 14:40 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Feb-2015 16:54 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2019 19:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2019 19:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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